Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
MAGNIFICENT GERMAN TROOPS.
The Best Blood of the Country in the
Ranks-BIack Horse Cavalry.

The Best Blood of the Country in the
Ranks-BIack Horse Cavalry.
The uniforms enhance the appearance
of the German troops. There is not an
i'll fitting uniform or one of unattractive
color in the whole army. But aside from
this advantage they are a magnificent
body of men. In the ranks there is, in
one sense, the best blood of the country
strong, healthy, clean and young men.
Whether the sons of princes or the sons
of peasants, they are young men. Most
of them are between the ages of 81 and
%. The one distinction is that the son of
a prince serves but one year in the ranks.
He is able to furnish his outfit complete,
is no expense to the government and has
only to serve this compulsory term. The
same rule applies to any young man who
is able to furnish himself. The peasant
or working man is not able to bear this
expense, and therefore serves three years,
the government supplying everything.
But neither rank nor wealth can inter-
pose if the young man, be he who he
may, is physically capable of serving.
Two sons of Prince Bismarck have served
in the ranks.
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by all odds the most elegant soldiers on
the field. The uniform is of white cloth,
with silver cuirass, and silver helmets
having on the top the silver eagle, with
wings extended. They were mounted on
black horses, making the effect the more
splendid. Fancy two such regiments
marching 100 abreast, men and horses
moving as by one impulse, and throwing
across the field broad line of light, fairly
dazzling in the bright sunshine.
On the other hand, the dash of the
Uhlans, with their silver spears and
waving banners, rendered them quite fas-
cinating. There were several regiments
of Uhlans, the First regiment mounted
on black horses, the others on bay. The
little black and white banners, futtering
out from the glistening spears, distin-
| guished them from all other cavalry, and
one could only liken them to the ole
crusaders.
The uniform of Prince Williams regi
ment, First Hussars is jaunty and much
trimmed. The red jacket is braided witt
yellow cord. The short coat is fastened
at the collar, and hangs loose over the left
shoulder, with the arms free from the
sleeves. 1t is of dark blue cloth, braided
across the front, and bordered with astra
kan. Regiments of riflemen We're in uni
forms of gendarme blue, trimmed with
bright scarlet. This was decidedly hand
some combination. There were othel
regiments in dark green, others in darl
blue trimmed with bright orange, and in
fantry in blue coats and white trousers
The parade step of the German infantry
belongs to the Germany army. 1t is
very high step, with quick, forward
movement, or jerk of the knee Wher
this goose step" as they call it, is by
whole regiment, the effect is trih,
peculiar.
The pangs of hunger will even thei
bring the German officer down from tn
pomp and circumstance of the review t.
the plane of other people with luncl
baskets. So the wives. sisters cousin
and aunts carry loads of luncheon an,
bottles of wine. The officers watch thei
opportunities, and the carriages get grea
deal of attention. many being surrounds
by the gay uniforms much of the time
OF course there were sweethearts in tn
carriages. but the sight of the gay officer
on horseback examining down sandwiche
did not present spectacle of sentimen
or devotion. The German officer may b
a man of poetry when he is not hungry
but all the bright eyes and sweet smile
in Berlin cannot turn him from his sand
witch or smoked sausage. Berlin Cor
New York Sun.